BattlelandMilitary History
Buchenwald, the infamous World War II concentration camp operated by Nazi Germany, was liberated by General George Patton’s 3rd Army 68 years ago this week.
Our colleagues at Life have collected some of the timeless images …
It may seem like the United States Postal Service is unwilling to adapt to a world of declining mail volume and increased digital communication. But the real obstacle in the way of true …
Obama’s budget would give workers without a tax-favored savings plan at the office automatic access to an IRA. That is among other details in the budget that affect your pocketbook.
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Saber rattling from North Korea.
Again.
Is this just bluster, blackmail or a true threat?
My father served in South Korea during what the U.S. calls the Korean War. It has also often been called the Forgotten War, sandwiched …
Republican leaders plotted their party’s political comeback on Thursday with plans to court minority voters and modernize their political operations. But some wondered if one person could make it all for naught: Hillary Clinton.
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If you had to sit through, or sift through, the Pentagon budget briefings Wednesday, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they might never end.
As a public service, Battleland’s crack team of data analysts has been poring …
Democrats overcome a gun-control filibuster, but their boasts belie the tough road ahead.
Army 1st Lt. Aaron Phillips during an air assault into Nangarhar province, March 27.
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The news flashed around the world late Thursday afternoon, East Coast time, after Representative Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado, read a mistakenly declassified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) excerpt aloud at a …
“The Defense Intelligence Agency did a study that was finished last month. Now, while the contents of the study are classified, the conclusions and certain statements are not classified. And quoting from the unclassified portion, which I believe has not yet been made public, they say, quote, `DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. However, the reliability will be low.'”
Was a goat’s head sent to the Chicago Cubs’ owner a threat? A macabre ritual? Or an attempt to lift the decades-old “Billy Goat Curse”?
Lone Star freshman Steve Maida’s help subduing the alleged attacker — and his Instagram pics from the scene — have made him a star of the Internet.
